# Accident 20260501005429A: Beech C23, Bangor, ME, May 1, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2026, 16:04 local time
- Place: Bangor, ME
- Airport: Bangor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BFYS
- Location: 44.8074° N, 68.8281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8074&lon=-68.8281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18516, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18516) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,045 total, 605 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260501005429A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT, A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED RUNWAY 33 FOR A PART 141 TRAINING FLIGHT WITH A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A PRIVATE PILOT ABOARD. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND FOR DEPARTURE.  DURING CLIMB-OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET, THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR ENGINE OUT, THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS AND EXECUTED A RH TURN TO ATTEMPT A LANDING ON RUNWAY 15.  THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN PAST THE THRESHOLD IN THE SAFETY AREA AND BOUNCED AT LEAST TWICE. IT THEN EXITED THE SAFETY AREA TO THE RIGHT (SOUTH) OF THE ILS ANTENNA ARRAY. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE HARD SURFACE INTO THE GRASS. THE RIGHT WING SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK A VEHICLE WARNING SIGN AT A SERVICE ROAD CROSSING, PULLING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING SOUTH, APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE END OF THE SAFETY AREA AND DOWN THE HILL. THE CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION REVEALED A NEARLY EMPTY LEFT WING FUEL TANK AND GREATER THAN 20 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK. THE FUEL TANKS WERE NOT COMPROMISED DURING THE CRASH SEQUENCE.  WE ARE AWAITING FUTHER DATA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA26LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA196), May 1, 2026: Beech C23 (N18516), Bangor, ME, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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